Entries by BBC News

As mpox vaccines arrive, how will DR Congo keep them cold?

The BBC’s Ian Wafula reports from a cold storage facility in Kinshasa as vaccines start arriving in the country.

‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor

A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor

A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor

A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

‘No distractions’ on way to para-powerlifting record

Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo says her complete focus on training helped her set a new para-powerlifting world record at Paris 2024.

Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

Self-medicating gorillas may hold new drugs clues

Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

A look through Africa’s transfer window

As Europe's top leagues prepare to resume, BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big moves made by players from the continent.